Unit Overview:
This unit introduces students to traditional fables. Students learn about the qualities that make a tale a fable and read representative selections. Students also engage in storytelling activities and dramatic presentations of traditional and original fables.
Lesson Overviews:
Students will be introduced to fables and learn to identify the major elements of the genre
Students recognize the fable as a literary form.
Students will write original fables using the stages of the writing process and, in small groups, perform their fables as skits.
Students will apply literal, interpretive, and critical thinking skills to two versions of a fable.
